Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
2.1
NE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1491
1081
905
747
690
574
574
573
506
506
427
361
304
265
456
412
334
274
542
1346
1558
1672
1667
1389
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
0
S
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:05AM1.74m
11:27PM1.72m
11:59AM1.72m
00:18AM1.68m
12:49PM1.72m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.23m
5:11PM0.32m
5:37AM0.28m
6:04PM0.38m
6:25AM0.33m
6:54PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
8
7
9
8
9
9
8
7
8
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
9
7
6
6
6
7
6
6
8
8
8
0
0
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.8
NE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
1491
1081
905
747
690
574
574
573
506
506
427
361
304
265
349
412
334
274
235
286
255
190
184
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
7
36
31
27
23
23
23
20
29
30
44
149
273
172
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.6
S
6
2
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3
S
9
Energy kJ
39
65
96
183
456
154
272
542
1346
1558
1672
1667
1389
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
160
13
13
13
13
216
216
44
36
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
4
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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